John A. Johnson, 87, a former Remsen resident died Monday morning August 3 at his home in Paullina, Ia., after a long illness.Mr. Johnson was born November 14, 1871, at Kruker, Ill., and moved to a farm near Remsen in 1888. He married Anna Juetting at Secor, Ill., and the couple moved to Paullina in 1935 where they had been engaged in truck gardening.

Survivors include the widow; five sons, George of Wabasso, Minnesota, Herman of Council Bluffs, Honnus of Omaha, Harm of Marcus, Ia. And Theodore of Paullina; three daughters, Mrs. Elsie Webster and Mrs. Catherine Dunn, both of Omaha, and Mrs. William Wilcox of Marcus, four brothers, Harm Johnson of Madison, South Dakota, George Johnson of Salem, Ore., and Jeorgen Johnson and Enoch Johnson both of Remsen; and a sister, Mrs. Anna Held of Torrance, Cal.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Evangelical church in Remsen Rev. Paul Wuebben officiated and burial was in the Community cemetery. – Le Mars Globe-Post, Aug. 6, 1959, page 3.

Obit courtesy of Mona Dec 2012.

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John A. Johnson Rites Held Here Wednesday. Prominent Former Remsen Man Dies at Paullina After Long Illness, Age 87. The bell tolled again Wednesday for an early and longtime Remsen resident as funeral services were held in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church for John A. Johnson, 87, who died Monday morning in his home in Paullina, Ia., with burial in the local community cemetery.
Church services were conducted by the pastor, the Paul Wuebben. The body had been brought ot he church at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.
Mr. Johnson had been in failing health four years with his condition gradually weakening to each its serious nature about four months ago. During the last month his life hung in the balance and death was expected momentarily. The end came at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Born in Illinois. John A. Johnson was born at Kruker [should be Cruger], Ill., November 14, 1871, the son of Jeorgen and Mary Katharina Johnson, early settlers there and who had come from native homes in Germany in 1866.
The family came to Remsen in the spring of 1888 and settled on a farm three miles east of town. Young John journeyed back to Illinois a few years later and married Anna Juetting at Secor. After farming in that vicinity several years, they returned to Remsen and settled three miles northeast of town. Later the parents having retired to Le Mars, about 1915, John took over the home place east of town, raised his family and with the faithful cooperation of Mrs. Johnson worked the land successfully for more than 20 years.
The couple moved to Paullina in 1935 and bought a small acreage at the west edge of that town. Here they busied themselves in gardening, raising fruits and vegetables in which they had formed a hobby while farming near Remsen. When this became a burden in recent years as failing overtook Mr. Johnson, they sold out and bought a smaller piece of residential property in the heart of Paullina.
Mr. Johnson was a member of the Lutheran faith all his life, was a man of many admirable qualities and during his long period of residence in the Remsen community made many loyal friends through his kindly manner and honest business methods. He was highly devoted to his wife and children.
Survivors. Surviving are the widow Anna are five sons and three daughters. Sons are George, Wabasso, Minn., Herman, Council Bluffs, Ia., Honnus, Omaha; Harm, Marcus, Ia. And Theodore, Paullina. The daughters are Mrs. Kate Dunn and Mrs. Elsie Webster of Omaha and Mrs. (William (Irma) Wilcox of Marcus. One son, Bernard died years ago at he age of 19.
Other survivors are four brothers and one sister: Harm Johnson of Madison, S.D.; Jeorgen, Remsen; George, Salem, Ore., and Enoch, Remsen. The lone surviving sister is Mrs. Anna Held of Torrance, Calif.
Preceding him in death besides the parents and son, were three brothers and one sister. – Remsen Bell-Enterprise, Thursday, August 6, 1959, page 1.